New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
,BIsHOP IRELAND.

iBIsHop IRELAND.
+ He Talks Unreseryedly About the Catholic Uni
sversity. England. the Vatican. and the knights
ofLabor. 5ss9 II
Bishop Ireland OF Minnesota, who has
been in Baltimore for several days attend
| Ing the conference OF bishops engaged in fix
!; Ing the location Of the Catholic university
to be established was interviewed in WASH
ington. Regarding the Catholic university,
| be said:
The undertaking is one OF the grandest
the church has yet contemplated in this
| country. 1t has been long charged,
Iyou know, that the church was
opposed to general education, and a
partial purpose Of the establishment OF
/ this great seat OF learning is to disabuse
| the public mind of this illusion. We had,
of course, to consult with all the bishops
in this country, and,I may say that it was
the opinion OF almost all OF them that
| Washington, as the capital and central
! point OF this great country, was the fittest
place for the university. The exact site
has been selected but as the details of
transfer are not entirely completed,
I may not say where it lies. Contracts
will be at once let, however, for the work,
| and it will proceed without delay. A
! part Of the purpose OF the university is a
1 higher education for our priesthood to
! place them upon 9 plane with the priest.
| hood OF the church in Europe. It will be
a sort OF postgraduate course and the es-
tablishment Of it will cost $l,OOO,O 900.
Buildings will be at once put up and a fac
ulty OF ten chairs organized. We are to
secure the best teachers, and have secured
the services OF three If Europe's most emf
| nent lecturers. Pastor, the great German
historian is to come to us from the Uni
versity OF Innspruck, in the Tyro,
As our lecturer on history. and H. Y Yer
aut. from Que Of the universities of Rome,
comes as a lecturer on Assyriology and
Egyptology. The third am not at liberty
to mention. The remaining faculty will be
organized at an early day. The und versity
will be non-sectarian in a, way; that is, it's
benefits will not be confined to Roman
Catholics. 1t will have schools of law and
medicine, and courses in the sciences and
classics free to all. The faculty will be
from within the church, and the influ-
ences thrown around all who enter
the school will be distinctively Cath".
lic. am frank to say the pur-
pose OF the university is to build up and
strengthen the church in this country and
the church will remain pre-eminent IN all
work OF the great school.
| THE HOME RULE CAUSE.
|
| asked his opinion of statement telegraph
ed from London that the Vatican was of.
ferlng its services as a mediator between
| England and Ireland, asking as the prico
the placing OF a nuncio at London:
! Il don't think. said he, that there is
any foundation for that statement. If
Rome desires to place a nuncio at London
it would ask for the establishment Of dip
| lomatfc relations in an unequivocal man
| ner, and not as the price OF any favor AS
to the plan itself, think it could not sue
| ceed. think the Irish people will work
| out their own salvation in time. They
! have been steadily but successfully work
ing out their pro blem, and the public SEN
| timent OF the world is with them. It will
be but few months, I think, till Glad
stone returns to power and the Irish ques-
tion will be practically settled"
''The church seems to have maintained
strong position throughout the strug-
gle, was suggested.
| THAT is due entirely to the good man
| agement OF Cardinal Manning and the
archbishop OF Dublin, who have given the
situation in Ireland daily thought and at
! tention.''
Regarding his own reported elevation to
| an archbishopric, the bishop would say
nothing, stating that he could not talk
about that at present. Regarding the
attitude Of the church toward the Knigh ts
of Labor he said:
The church has withdrawn it's disap.
| proval OF the organization. holding that
it's secret work is harmless SO long as it
| does not foment riot, imm orality or irrelig-
| ion. While the church is opposed to secret
societies OF all kinds, it holds that the Sc
crecy OF the Knights is rather OF a political
| and business nature, such as all men are
| entitled to have regarding their business
| affairs. The organization has shown no
F! disposition to foment riots, and under the
management OF Powderly don't think it
is likely to, although we cannot tell what
would happen should any other man be
| circumstances the church has tolerated
! the association without extending to it it's
approval. Fz..
| In conclusion Bishop Ireland said: I
| called upon the president and had a pleas
ant chat with him about the Indians and
! other questions. He full OF the develop
ment OF the Northwest and anticipating
great pleasure from his proposed visit to
| St. Paul and Minneapolis.
As to agent Sheehan, Bishop Ireland was
| asked: What is the condition of your
| Indian work in the Northwest? I see your
| priests are charged with having too much
| infuenc ce with Sheehan, the agent at White
| Earth
1--WE are getting along nicely. So far as
eheehan IS concerned, ne Is, 1 suppose,
| Catholic, but every one I have seen, in.
| cluding Rev. Gilfillan, q Protestant, says
! Sheehan is a good agent. A large number
| OF the Indians are Catholics. am much
| pleased with the present Indian policy of
| government. [ think it is the best we have
had for some time. Under it the Indians
may choose their own religion. I think it
is much better than the old regime, when
their religion was cut and dried for them.
| We are making GOOD citizens Of the In.
dians, and they are really progressing
| more under this administration than ever
before !"
WARM Tribute TO AMERICA.
Mr.. Gladstone, Declines an Invitation to the